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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Beckenham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2)
The following Table gives the number of cases notified during the year.
| Disease | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 176 | 217 | 255 | 142 | 88 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 1 | _ | 1 | 935 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 70 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 58 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | - | - | — | — | 33 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 60 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| ParaTyphoid'B' | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia | |||||||||||||
| Neonatorum | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 193 | 271 | 302 | 170 | 106 | 66 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1,178 |